When a seller is getting ready to offer their home for sale, the process itself can be overwhelming. While a realtor can provide invaluable advice to the seller on many fronts (for example, on pricing and negotiating) many aren't experts in the field of staging.
What is staging?

Staging is taking the necessary steps to present a home that’s for sale in the best possible light. This temporary redecoration of the property can include reorganizing the existing furniture, de-cluttering rooms, adding decorative accessories (such as art work and lamps), and repainting and re-carpeting the home.
Staging can range from extensive redecorating that requires the seller to move out, to a more modest approach that just requires some cleaning, clutter-removal and color. It is all about ensuring the home is enhanced to its full potential.
Good staging considers the style of the home and ensures that the staging is done in moderate taste to appeal to a wide range of people.

Advantages and Costs
While staging has become a more and more popular endeavour, many consumers still believe staging their home is a very expensive proposition.
In actuality, stagers can and will work within the seller’s budget, with an average cost of $1,000 to $4,000.
Of course, this is dependent on the home’s requirements and the amount the seller can afford to spend.
We at Team McDadi personally offer a free staging consultation to our sellers. Quite often, this is all that is required to make the home more presentable. It also enables the seller to explore the pros and cons of staging their home professionally, along with the possible benefits of hiring a stager.
 As a seller, two considerations are of utmost importance: time (how long it takes to sell the home) and money (how much money the home sells for). Staging provides advantages on both fronts.
Indeed, one of the most important benefits of staging is that it can allow sellers to obtain top dollars for their property. Often times, the seller will obtain a 200% to 300% return on their investment in staging. Staging can bring out the very best in a property. It can boost the property’s selling price by thousands of dollars.
Additionally, once the home has been staged, the property should sell in a much quicker time frame since it will show better, and possibly, be more appealing to more people.

 Another often overlooked, but equally important, part of the staging process is addressing the exterior of the property. Often times, a prospective buyer forms their opinion about a property based on the curb appeal. This means a property’s exterior is very important. For this reason, stagers will also make recommendations based on the property’s landscaping and yard, driveway and exterior paint.
There is no question that staging plays an important role in today’s real estate market. Consult with your realtor to assess the viability for you of staging your home.